Freeport High School (Illinois)
| Freeport High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
701 West Moseley Street Freeport, Illinois, 61032 USA | |
| Coordinates | 42°17′14″N 89°37′44″W / 42.2873°N 89.6288°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| School district | Freeport District 145 Schools |
| Principal | Beth Summers |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1314[1] |
| Average class size | 16.9[1] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Orange Black[2] |
| Slogan | You Can Eat Us, But You Can't Beat Us! |
| Athletics conference | Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10)[3] |
| Mascot | Pretzel |
| Nickname | (Lady) Pretzels[4] |
| Average ACT scores | 19.7[1] |
| Newspaper | Pretz News |
| Yearbook | Polaris |
| Website | Official School Website |
Freeport High School is a public secondary school located in Freeport, Illinois.
Academics
In 2009, Freeport had an average composite ACT score of 19.7, and graduated 54.8% of its senior class.[1] Freeport has made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test used in Illinois to fulfill the mandates of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.[1] All three of the school's student subgroups met expectations in reading, and two of the three subgroups met expectations in mathematics.[1] Overall the school met expectations in both reading and mathematics.[1]
Athletics
The following teams won their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournaments:[5]
- Basketball (boys): State Champions (1914–15, 25–26, 50–51)
- Bowling (boys): State Champions (2007–08)
Notable alumni
- Robert L. Johnson, Former CEO, Chairman, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET)
- Jason Pearson, MLB baseball player
- Preston Pearson, Played 14 years in the National Football League
Notable staff
- Adolph Rupp was the boys basketball coach (1926–30). He left to coach at the University of Kentucky (1930–72), leading the Wildcats to four NCAA Men's National Championships.[6][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Illinois School Report Card" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ↑ "IHSA School Directory". Illinois High School Association. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ "IHSA School Directory". Illinois High School Association. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ "Freeport (H.S.)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 16 December 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ↑ "IHSA Season Summaries". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ "Records & History". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ Prell, Edward (7 February 1947). "Kentucky Five Proves Rupp's a Good Coach". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 25. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
Adolph Rupp is the kind of basketball coach who never forgets a defeat. In 1928, he took his Freeport [Ill.] High school kids to the state tournament ...